Canso
Americannoun
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Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
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Also called Gut of Canso. Strait of, a channel in SE Canada that separates mainland Nova Scotia from Cape Breton Island, flowing NW from the Atlantic Ocean to Northumberland Strait. About 17 miles (27 km) long and 1 mile (1.6 km) wide.
noun
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a cape in Canada, at the NE tip of Nova Scotia
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a channel in Canada, between the Nova Scotia mainland and S Cape Breton Island
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In its filing on Thursday, BlackBerry said Canso Investment Counsel Ltd is investing $300 million in the offering, while Mackenzie Financial, Markel Corp, Qatar Holding, and Brookfield Asset Management are buying the remainder.
From Reuters • Nov. 8, 2013
The national agencies slammed EU efficiency proposals as "unrealistic" in a statement issued by Canso, their trade group.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2011
A group of angry Canso shareholders in 1980 seized control of Canso in a proxy fight.
From Time Magazine Archive
Canso, claimed the SEC, failed to inform its own shareholders that one of the "independent" directors was William Buckley's brother-in-law and the other an administrator of Buckley trusts.
From Time Magazine Archive
Commanded the Canso in the St. Lawrence, 1766.
From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various
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